Cyber Resilience Centre for London

What Cyber Resilience Centre for London does

The Cyber Resilience Centre for London (CRC London) is a not-for-profit organisation launched in October 2022 that helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and third sector organisations in London reduce their vulnerability to cybercrime. It is one of nine Regional Cyber Resilience Centres in a Home Office-funded national network, and operates in partnership with the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Metropolitan Police Service, and the City of London Police. Its stated mission is to make London the safest city in the world to do business online. The organisation is registered as NATIONAL CRC GROUP LIMITED (Company No. 13027672), a private company limited by guarantee without share capital.

The service portfolio combines a free community membership programme (monthly newsletter, NCSC-aligned resources, webinars, guidance documents) with a paid catalogue of security services: Security Awareness Training, First Step Web Assessment, Web Application Vulnerability Assessment, Remote and Internal Vulnerability Assessments, Corporate and Individual Internet Investigations, Security Policy Review, and Cyber Business Continuity Exercises. Cyber Essentials certification is sold through accredited partner bodies (Bramfitt Technology Labs, Baseel) at tiered pricing from £320 to £600 plus VAT depending on organisation size, with partner discounts available (e.g., £150 off via the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry). Paid assessments are delivered primarily by undergraduate students studying cyber-related courses at London universities through the Cyber PATH programme, supervised by a private-sector-experienced security team. The head office is hosted at City, University of London's Northampton Square campus under a strategic academic partnership that also supplies student talent.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model: core operational funding from the Home Office and MOPAC, supplemented by transactional fee-for-service revenue from assessments and certification distributed through partner organisations. Go-to-market relies on direct community outreach (police-accompanied high-street visits averaging roughly 300 businesses per month), an online self-service membership portal, Mentoring Mondays one-to-one sessions, interactive cyber escape rooms delivered with the Metropolitan Police, and partner referral channels. In August 2025, CRC London announced a leadership transition (Detective Inspector Richard Morrison-Butcher taking over from CEO Sapna Chadha) and a structural transition into a new nationally coordinated, police-led body, with CRC London formally closing and most staff moving across.

Name

Cyber Resilience Centre for London

Legal name

NATIONAL CRC GROUP LIMITED

Website

https://londoncrc.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Cyber Resilience Centre for London is a not-for-profit organisation that provides free cyber resilience guidance and paid vulnerability assessments, awareness training, and Cyber Essentials certification to small and medium-sized businesses and third sector organisations across London, funded by the Home Office and MOPAC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Advisory Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity Training & Awareness Programs (BPAEANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Awareness, Training & Compliance Attestation (HDADAIAJ), Cybersecurity (Digital Safety, Ethical Hacking Basics) (EDAMACAH)

Keywords

• Cyber resilience services
• Smb cybersecurity training
• Vulnerability assessments
• Cyber essentials certification
• Cyber awareness training

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Home Office Funding: Core operational funding provided by the UK Home Office as part of national cyber resilience centre network.
2. Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime Funding: Partnership funding from MOPAC supporting community outreach and operations in London.
3. Fee-for-Service Assessments: Paid vulnerability assessment services (Web Application, Remote, Internal), security training, and policy reviews delivered by university students.
4. Cyber Essentials Certification: Revenue through Cyber Essentials certification partnerships with accredited bodies (Bramfitt, Baseel). Certification fees vary by organisation size from £320 to £600 plus VAT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Cyber Resilience Centre for London is a not-for-profit that helps London-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and third-sector organisations reduce their vulnerability to cybercrime. Its core offering combines a free Community Membership (newsletter, NCSC resources, guidance, webinars) with paid, student-delivered services including Security Awareness Training, web and network Vulnerability Assessments, Internet Investigations, Security Policy Reviews, and Cyber Business Continuity Exercises, alongside signposting to Cyber Essentials certification delivered through accredited partners.

Product overview

The Cyber Resilience Centre for London is a not-for-profit organisation offering a portfolio of advisory and assessment services designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and third sector organisations improve their cyber resilience. The core offering includes a free community membership programme providing newsletters, resources, and guidance from the NCSC. Fee-based services are delivered primarily by students from universities across London and include Security Awareness Training, First Step Web Assessment, Web Application Vulnerability Assessment, Remote Vulnerability Assessment, Internal Vulnerability Assessment, Corporate Internet Investigation, Individual Internet Investigation, Security Policy Review, and Cyber Business Continuity Exercise. Additional services include the Cyber PATH programme for student talent development and Mentoring Mondays for one-to-one advisory sessions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Community Membership Free membership programme that gives London SMEs and third-sector organisations access to a monthly newsletter translating cyber threats into actionable tips, free NCSC resources, webinars, training materials, and community guidance.
• Security Awareness Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Cyber Essentials protects against 80% of the most common cyber security attacks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary funding and strategic partner supporting CRC London's operations and community outreach programme. The Mayor's Office provides generous funding package enabling direct business engagement and centre operations.
• Metropolitan Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice partnership providing operational support for community outreach visits, cyber crime reporting guidance, and access to specialist cybercrime units. Officers accompany CRC staff on business visits.
• City of London PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice partnership providing threat intelligence, cyber crime reporting channels, and collaboration on cybercrime prevention initiatives across the City.
• City, University of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic academic partnership hosting the CRC London head office at Northampton Square campus. Provides meeting facilities, conference rooms, and access to student talent for delivering services while supporting student career development in cybersecurity.
• OCN LondonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNot-for-profit awarding organisation joining the 'Friends of the CRC' network, committed to championing the mission of making London the safest city for online business.
• Bramfitt Technology LabsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCyber Essentials Partner providing accredited certification services. Supports over 250 cyber security projects annually, operating across UK, European, Asian and US markets. CREST accredited for penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
• BaseelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCyber Essentials Partner and IASME accredited body providing Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification, consultancy, and support services.
• London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness membership organisation partnership offering LCCI members exclusive £150 discount off Cyber Essentials Certification.
• National CRC Group LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent national organisation coordinating the network of 9 Regional Cyber Resilience Centres across England and Wales. CRC London is part of this national body, with leadership transition planned to new nationally coordinated model.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Get Safe Online: Long-standing UK not-for-profit providing free cyber safety advice to individuals and small businesses, with similar public-sector funding and awareness-raising remit to CRC London.
• IASME: Accreditation body for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications in the UK; CRC London's partner network routes Cyber Essentials revenue through IASME-accredited partners like Bramfitt and Baseel.
• NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre): UK government authority that publishes the cyber threat guidance CRC London disseminates to SMEs; the de facto upstream authority whose resources underpin the centre's free membership offering.
• The Cyber Helpline: UK not-for-profit providing free cyber security advice and incident response support to individuals and small businesses — a closely adjacent mission that overlaps with CRC London's SME/community focus and was referenced in their own data.

Emerging players

• CyberSmart: Commercial SME-focused provider of Cyber Essentials certification and automated cyber compliance tooling — a direct commercial alternative to CRC London's free membership and certification pathway.

Direct peers

• Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands: Sister Regional Cyber Resilience Centre providing the same SME and third sector cyber resilience, training, and community outreach model to the West Midlands under the national programme.
• Cyber Resilience Centre for the South West: Sister Regional Cyber Resilience Centre operating the same Home Office-backed model for SMEs and third sector organisations in the South West.
• Cyber Resilience Centre for the North West: Another Regional Cyber Resilience Centre in the same 9-centre national network, offering the same free membership, vulnerability assessment, and police-led outreach model to North West SMEs.
• Cyber Resilience Centre for the South East: One of the 9 Regional Cyber Resilience Centres operating under the same Home Office-funded national model as CRC London, delivering identical SME cyber resilience, training, and Cyber Essentials services to the South East region.
• Cyber Resilience Centre for the East Midlands: Regional CRC delivering parallel SME-focused cyber awareness, training, and certification services under the same national framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/London_CRC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnYOSGjCdfYRf54wdj7AWow
• Facebookfacebook.com/CRCforLondon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyber-resilience-centre-for-london
• Instagraminstagram.com/london_crc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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